What did you do, California?

Its cars are assembled in California, but electric auto-maker Tesla Motors couldn’t be convinced to open its massive battery factory here.

A spokesperson from Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration told the LA Times that the state presented several potential sites for the factory, all of which were rejected. Land prices and politics may be behind Tesla’s decision, according to the LA Times.

Geez, ya think, LAT?

Apparently, it is cheaper to manufacture in Texas and ship to California than to just build them in California.